Before you can properly use Citrix from your computer, you will need to download and install the Citrix Receiver software.
If you've tried to launch a Citrix session and all that happened was a .ica file was downloaded, then you need to install (or possibly reinstall) the Receiver software.
You can download Citrix Receiver from https://www.citrix.com/go/receiver.html
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